Culture24/Science & Nature

Environmental Art Festival Scotland announces spectacular opening commissions

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

A 14-metre wide film screen on the Scottish border is one of four major commissions announced for the inaugural festival of environmental art this August.

Natural History Museum to open Wallace Discovery Trail

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Toucans, birds of paradise, an adult orang-utan and a portrait by comedian Bill Bailey are among a largely-unseen collection of exhibits relating to Alfred Russel Wallace.

Review: Visions of the Universe at the National Maritime Museum

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Showcasing a history of astronomical discovery, the National Maritime Museum's fusion of art and science provides a dazzling insight into the universe.

National Museum of Computing tells "huge part" of tech history in new software gallery

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

A robotics display and examples of how software infiltrates everyday domestic items are among the highlights in a new four-section display volunteers say has proved "great fun".

Horniman Museum to send south London sounds over Twitter on Dawn Chorus Walk

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Forest Hill's finest museum is calling on the public to join a dawn walk later this month, capturing the finest examples of local birdsong before broadcasting them to the world.

Medical Research Council and UCL performers in Life Game festival at the Science Museum

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Armed with a paper "character", visitors to the Science Museum in London this weekend will be able to get tips on living a better life from some of the experts.

Briony Marshall creates Life Forming DNA sculpture in residency at Pangolin London

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Marking the 60th anniversary of the discovery of DNA, a scientist-turned-sculptor has created a two-metre high artwork as part of an artist-in-residence programme.

Science Museum Group outlines "real threat" to three science museums in the north

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Ahead of an expected 10% budget cut in this month's spending review, leaders say a £6 million annual deficit could cause one of the north's popular science museums to close.

Richard White and Ali Pretty team up with Wiltshire Museum to Walk the White Horses

Fri, 31 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Artists Ali Pretty and Richard White work with the Wiltshire Museum and Devizes Outdoor Celebratory Arts to produce a unique experience of Wiltshire’s chalk hillsides.

The Culture24/7: Your June 2013 Science and Nature highlights

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

From Bournemouth to Inverness, there are five impressive science festivals to choose from this month, as well as a couple of excellent new exhibitions.

Turner Contemporary enjoys Curiosity: Art and the Pleasures of Knowing

Wed, 29 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Hypnosis, the Loch Ness Monster, images of curious objects by Leonardo Da Vinci and Dürer's 16th century rhinoceros drawings all feature in a show of wonder in Margate.

Exploring Antarctica in Chatham: The Final Expeditions of Scott and Shackleton

Tue, 28 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Showcasing Herbert Ponting's incredible photographs, the new exhibition at Historic Dockyard Chatham also features a biscuit found on Scott's body and a dressing-up area.

Tipping Point explores humanity and nature at Wolverhampton Art Gallery

Tue, 28 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Simon Starling, Gerry Judah, Marcel Karhof and Lori Nix are a few of the artists contributing to a powerful new show contemplating sustainability and human progress.

Blooming Marvellous reveals master botanic illustrators at Natural History Museum Tring

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Great botanical illustrators from across the centuries, including the artist who made a fateful trip with Captain Cook and important contributors to science, feature in Tring.

Museums at Night Report: Bat walking through the scented woodlands at Hatchlands Park

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

For Museums at Night Amy Strike heads through the bluebell-scented woodlands of Hatchalnds Park for a bat walk in search of Barbastelles and Pipistrelles...

Prized jewellery and prehistory: Amazing Amber comes to the National Museum of Scotland

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The 20th anniversary of the film Jurassic Park has inspired the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh to put together the country's largest ever exhibition of amber.

Shadows of former King's College labs fill Somerset House Inigo Rooms in Plant Science

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

An installation art duo are carrying out a reclamation of the "oddly significant" artefacts from a doomed set of labs where leading scientists once worked in London.

Pandamonium gives artistic support to WWF at The Lightbox in Woking

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Created by leading contemporary artists in an exploration of beauty and fragility, a panda-based collection of works in Woking will support conservation efforts by the WWF.

Rustless: Harry Brearley and the Impact of Stainless on Everyday Life at Kelham Island

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

A century after Harry Brearley hit upon the formula for "rustless" steel, a renamed room and two displays at Kelham Island Museum honour the Sheffield lad's achievements.

Seeds of Change: Artist and Arnolfini create A Floating Ballast Seed Garden in Bristol

Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

An ongoing investigation by Brazilian artist Maria Thereza Alves into ballast flora in the port cities of Europe has birthed an inimitable botanical landmark in Bristol.